# Accident 20111008025569A: Piper PA-28-235, Wadsworth, OH, October 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0283° N, 81.7983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0283&lon=-81.7983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9444W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9444W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 210 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111008025569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM UNI TO 15G, LANDED 15G RUNWAY 3 WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON ROLLOUT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES, THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE THEN APPLIED WITH NO SUCCESS. ENGINE WAS MANNUALLY TURNED OFF AND PILOT INTENTIONALLY DEPARTED RUNWAY 3 TO THE RIGHT TO SLOW DOWN AIRCRAFT. ONCE RUNWAY WAS DEPARTED RIGHT WING STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN DRAINAGE DITCH AT END OF RUNWAY 3 CAUSING ADDITIONAL NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER/ENGINE DAMAGE. PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA023), Oct 8, 2011: Piper PA-28-235 (N9444W), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the brake system during the landing roll, which was caused by a loss of hydraulic fluid as a result of a leak in the piston seal due to brake plates worn beyond their service limits.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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